Here's our chance to walk through the bill making process.
Goals: After reading through the material above, you should be able to address the following questions:
- Which institutions exist to help legislators with developing and researching bills?
- What online features allow you to track bills online? Why might people be interested in doing so?
- What types of laws exist? Why does this distinction matter?
- What might different bills attempt to do?
- Who can introduce bills into the legislature?
- What are the major stages in the bill making process?
- What influence does the governor, speaker, and lieutenant governor have on the bill making process?
- What roles do committees play in the bill making process?
- What role does the Legislative Budget Board play in the process?
- Be familiar with the informal process the Senate uses to allow a minority of Senators to protect the interests of their constituents.
- What is the full extent of the governor's veto power?
Description:
Here's our chance to walk through the bill making process.
Goals: After reading through the material above, you should be able to address the following questions:
- Which institutions exist to help legislators with developing and researching bills?
- What online features allow you to track bills online? Why might people be interested in doing so?
- What types of laws exist? Why does this distinction matter?
- What might different bills attempt to do?
- Who can introduce bills into the legislature?
- What are the major stages in the bill making process?
- What influence does the governor, speaker, and lieutenant governor have on the bill making process?
- What roles do committees play in the bill making process?
- What role does the Legislative Budget Board play in the process?
- Be familiar with the informal process the Senate uses to allow a minority of Senators to protect the interests of their constituents.
- What is the full extent of the governor's veto power?